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.\"      Date: 11/04/2025
.\"    Manual: NVMe Manual
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.TH "NVME\-WDC\-PURGE\-MO" "1" "11/04/2025" "NVMe" "NVMe Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
nvme-wdc-purge-monitor \- Send NVMe WDC Purge\-Monitor Vendor Unique Command, return result
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fInvme wdc purge\-monitor\fR <device>
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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For the NVMe device given, send a Vendor Unique WDC Purge\-Monitor command and provide the status of the purge command\&.
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Expected status and description :\-
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Status Code
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Description
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0x00
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Purge State Idle\&.
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0x01
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Purge State Done\&.
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0x02
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Purge State Busy\&.
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0x03
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Purge State Error : Purge operation resulted in error, power cycle required\&.
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0x04
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Purge State Error : Purge operation interrupted by power cycle or reset\&.
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The <device> parameter is mandatory and may be either the NVMe character device (ex: /dev/nvme0), or a namespace block device (ex: /dev/nvme0n1)\&.
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This will only work on WDC devices supporting this feature\&. Results for any other device are undefined\&.
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On success it returns 0, error code otherwise\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
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No options yet\&.
.SH "EXAMPLES"
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Has the program issue WDC Purge\-Monitor Vendor Unique Command :
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# nvme wdc purge\-monitor /dev/nvme0
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.if n \{\
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.SH "NVME"
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Part of the nvme\-user suite\&.
